topic Re: PIXMA TS5350 - prints faded black in Desktop Inkjet Printers

PIXMA TS5350 - prints faded black

Sibuscus — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:19:22 GMT

I have been trying for 2 hours now to print a simple 2 page and I am unable, each time I print it gets worse and worse. The first time I printed is kind of okay, the gray background is kind of limish color. But now each time I print its just more and more faded black. I have tried to print both from Word and Adobe with different settings, I have turned Grayscale on and off, but it gets worse and worse and I dont understand whats the problem. I have over half black ink color, and almost none color, but I dont want to print in color, so it doesnt matter anyways I have enough black ink. Im literally losing hairs on my head and Im very close to throwing the printer out of the window, I checked FAQs and things, but nothing is jammed, I opened it up from the backside and from the inside as well and moved things around, nothing works. I just want to print 2 pages in black why cant I do this???? I have ink and there are literally no errors at all. Its barely readable now, the pages that I print, Im just wasting paper at this point, I dont know what to do. I need this for my schooling and this is a god **bleep** major setback, I have had my printer for 2 years and printed like 200 pages at most, it shouldnt do this. Doesnt matter the Print Quality I set. Help me please, what is wrong?

Re: PIXMA TS5350 - prints faded black

Patrick — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:00:55 GMT

Hi Sibuscus,

Please load plain paper into your printer and then follow these steps:

1. Press the OK button on your printer one time.

2. Use the down arrow to select Maintenance and press OK.

3. Select Nozzle check and press OK.

4. Select Yes and press OK.

5. Press OK again.

A test page will print.

Once that page prints, please take a picture of it (or scan it) and then please attach it to your reply of this post.

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Re: PIXMA TS5350 - prints faded black

Sibuscus — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 17:21:28 GMT

I cant upload PDF files here, thats great. Anyways, here it is: